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Phone number for your pc - FREE incoming calls!
MercilessKiller
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Well this may be attractive to everyone involved in VOIP:
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/index.php
This site allows you to have a phone number for your pc. You can choose if its an area code number, 0845 or 0870 number...
All you need to do is sign up, and then download a program called X-Lite (for free with instructions on the sipgate site).
This then allows people to call that number at normal local rate charges and it will ring on your pc and using a headset or microphone and speakers, you can talk through your pc.
For free you can also set up voicemail and check it from wherever you are in the world as well.
Optionally you can upload credit and make calls world wide for a much cheaper charge.
Out of experience the quality is excellent. Very easy to understand people.
Hope this is good for you!
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/index.php
This site allows you to have a phone number for your pc. You can choose if its an area code number, 0845 or 0870 number...
All you need to do is sign up, and then download a program called X-Lite (for free with instructions on the sipgate site).
This then allows people to call that number at normal local rate charges and it will ring on your pc and using a headset or microphone and speakers, you can talk through your pc.
For free you can also set up voicemail and check it from wherever you are in the world as well.
Optionally you can upload credit and make calls world wide for a much cheaper charge.
Out of experience the quality is excellent. Very easy to understand people.
Hope this is good for you!
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]
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This has been mentioned a few times on here before and it is a very useful tip.
I am a Mystery Shopper and having the ability to have geographical numbers in different parts of the country can be very useful!0 -
lol! mysterious that!
Yes well i'm just posting about my expereince I suppose. I used it for an online radio station. People phoned in and was streamed on air live answering trivia questions etc.
Worked perfectly, so now i use it for home use as my own private phone number too!
Magnificnent![FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
This does work extremely well... if you can deal with it, or if you're using it for semi-business use, do definately think about using their 0870 number as an incoming number, as this makes them some money for the phone calls you receive - meaning cheaper calls/services all round
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Also just found https://www.voipbuster.com
Using this you can make FREE calls to any landline in the world!!!!
You can configure this into Xlite so you have both running at the same time! Its amazing!!!
For free calls longer than a minute u just have to put ONE euro on your account to prove you'r real but you get infinite free calls
No more using phone at student accomadation[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
DigiGuru wrote:This does work extremely well... if you can deal with it, or if you're using it for semi-business use, do definately think about using their 0870 number as an incoming number, as this makes them some money for the phone calls you receive - meaning cheaper calls/services all round
Stu
Why should Joe Public pay for expensive calls to 0870 numbers? :mad:
Have you had a look at the site https://www.saynoto0870.co.uk
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how do you actually get the 01/02 #?0
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Hi Merciless,
Have you tried the outgoing calls, or do you use it strictly to receive calls?
Is there a better, (cheaper), service for making calls over the internet?
If it's that good, I'll ditch the landline and stick with it, plus a mobile for a back-up.
Cheers,
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There is a thread here with links to other threads regarding VOIP
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I think MercilessKiller has gone to Dublin for a week, so there may be a bit of a wait for replies! [0
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However useful I wont touch this one
I hate 0845 and 0870 numbers. I'm not going to make myself unpopular by getting people to call me on them
You can have a free virtual number from http://www.voiptalk.orgMercilessKiller wrote: »Well this may be attractive to everyone involved in VOIP:
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/index.php
This site allows you to have a phone number for your pc. You can choose if its an area code number, 0845 or 0870 number...
All you need to do is sign up, and then download a program called X-Lite (for free with instructions on the sipgate site).
This then allows people to call that number at normal local rate charges and it will ring on your pc and using a headset or microphone and speakers, you can talk through your pc.
For free you can also set up voicemail and check it from wherever you are in the world as well.
Optionally you can upload credit and make calls world wide for a much cheaper charge.
Out of experience the quality is excellent. Very easy to understand people.
Hope this is good for you!IWasLookingBackToSeeIfSheWasLookinBackToSeeIfIWasLookinBackAtHer.....0
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